10-letter words containing s, e, m, i, c
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- race music — blues-based music or jazz by and for African Americans in the 1920s and 1930s, when it was regarded as a distinctive, separate market by the music industry; early jazz or rhythm-and-blues.
- recidivism — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- reminisced — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- reminiscer — someone who remembers or tells of past events or experiences
- reminisces — to recall past experiences, events, etc.; indulge in reminiscence.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- sachemship — the office of a sachem
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- scampering — to run or go hastily or quickly.
- scepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
- schematism — the particular form or disposition of a thing.
- schematist — a person who forms schemes; a schemer
- schematize — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- scrimpness — sparingness
- secularism — secular spirit or tendency, especially a system of political or social philosophy that rejects all forms of religious faith and worship.
- securiform — (of plants) having the shape of an axe
- seismicity — the frequency, intensity, and distribution of earthquakes in a given area.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semeiotics — semiotics.
- semi-colon — A semi-colon is the punctuation mark ; which is used in writing to separate different parts of a sentence or list or to indicate a pause.
- semi-comic — of, relating to, or characterized by comedy: comic opera.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- semicircle — Also called semicircumference [sem-ee-ser-kuhm-fer-uh ns, -fruh ns, sem-ahy-] /ˌsɛm i sərˈkʌm fər əns, -frəns, ˌsɛm aɪ-/ (Show IPA). half of a circle; the arc from one end of a diameter to the other.
- semicirque — an opening in the shape of a semicircle amongst trees or hills
- semicolony — a country which is partly colonial or which is officially independent but which in fact depends on or is dominated by another country
- semilucent — partially translucent
- semiologic — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipublic — partly or to some degree public.
- semisacred — partly or somewhat sacred; sacred to a limited degree; having some characteristics of the sacred
- semisecret — partly but not fully secret
- septicemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- septicemic — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- seriocomic — partly serious and partly comic: a seriocomic play.
- serviceman — a member of the armed forces of a country.